A portrait of the world’s greatest city (a companion to thetokyofiles.com)

Japan’s Women Police, 1946 and beyond 日本の女性警察官

Two photos from the library:

(1) CAPTIONED: “Japan’s Women Police – Japanese women are now doing police duty in Tokyo. Above one of the female police force patrols the streets of Tokyo along the market place in the Konda [sic] district.”

As seen in the photo, the Occupation inserted their own signage to Tokyo’s roads. Seen in this photo is “Route 2N Tokyo”

(2) CAPTIONED: Japanese Women Police – For the first time in Japanese history, women are being trained for police duty. Above, one of the 63 women [illegible] among 1,200 applicants get a lesson in judo from two Tokyo instructors…[illegible]